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Graduate Structural Engineer - Dunedin 

Are you a new graduate (or soon to graduate in 2025) with a Civil/Structural Engineering tertiary qualification and aspirations to develop and grow in a collaborative and supportive environment, then join Stantec’s 2025-2026 Graduate Programme! 

Fantastic perks we provide: 

• Engineering NZ accredited 2-year graduate development programme
• NZD69,000 base salary with company benefits on top such as insurances, spot bonuses banking discounts etc
• You will be connected to our international Young Professionals Group Network with opportunities for training and networking across New Zealand and Australia.
• You will be supported through your Engineering New Zealand Accreditation and mentored for your own personal career development.
• Possibility to travel overseas via a developing professional’s exchange
• Flexible working environments and excellent employee benefits

What do our Graduate Structural Engineers do? 

As a Graduate Structural Engineer at Stantec, you will contribute to designs, calculations, technical reporting, construction monitoring, and advice for our clients around the region and nationally.  

You will join a Dunedin and South Island team that works on infrastructure projects, not only locally, but across New Zealand and the wider Asia Pacific region. You will work with a diverse client set that ranges from local government and private developers, and even includes clients in the Pacific and beyond. 

You will be based in an office in a central location with easy walking or cycling access to many of the Dunedin suburbs. You will be living in a vibrant community where the active lifestyle thrives, with easy access for exploring New Zealand’s stunning southern mountains and lakes. With hiking, surfing, a world class stadium, wildlife, boutique breweries / bustling café scene and mountain biking on your doorstep, you won’t have to travel far to have adventures after work! 

Some of the existing projects this team is involved in include new or existing bridges and other structures, retaining walls, bridge inspections, bridge repairs and new water or roading structures. You will support these projects by taking the following responsibilities: 

• Complete structural element designs - this could be concrete, steel or timber
• Assist and complete site inspections with other structural engineers
• Liaise and assist geotechnical engineers to understand their ground investigation requirements and results
• Contribute to reports, specifications, and drawings.
• Structural modelling, typically in Microstran, SAP2000 and ETABs
• Sketching details, by hand, or on the computer to assist in generating drawing packages

What you will bring 

You will be a recent graduate with a Civil/Structural Engineering tertiary qualification ready to kick start your professional engineering career! You are motivated, pragmatic, and have an appetite for learning and gaining experience across various disciplines.  

You are passionate about engineering and as we are to improving the world we live in, seizing the environmental challenges that we all face and coming up with solutions that will benefit generations to come.   

You will demonstrate personal leadership qualities and thrive in an environment in which they are challenged. 

To be eligible to apply you must: 

• Be a recent graduate or due to complete your tertiary education in 2025
• Preferably hold a current restricted or full driving licence
• Working Rights in New Zealand (Student Visa holder, convertible to post study open work visa, Permanent Resident OR Citizen)

Application Advice and Tips 

Refer to our CV and Cover Letter advice on Prosple.  

We will let you know once this opportunity opens!

About Stantec 

The Stantec community unites approximately 28,000 employees working in over 400 locations across six continents. We collaborate across disciplines and industries to bring water, transport and infrastructure projects to life. Our work from initial project concept and planning through design, construction and commissioning is built on a nearly 200-year history. So, when we take on a project, we see the opportunity to make a lasting connection with the people and places where we live and work. 

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